Criminal Behavior class 1 - Criminal Behavior Class#1...

Criminal Behavior Class #1-Clinical interviews-Psych testing-Questionnaires-MSI-II-Sexual history polygraphs-Penile plethysmograph-Mostly interested in assessment o Risk o Causes of criminality o Culpability o Mental status o Amenability to treatment-It takes time to assess someone charged with a crime o Who does these assessments?  Untrained criminal justice official, ex: police detective who finds patterns and determines who committed a crime and why • Judges want assessments of risk and severity to determine punishment for crimes and risk of recidivism (pedophile v. situational child abuser, statutory rape, etc) • Probation officers want assessment to determine level of supervision in prisons. • Prosecutors want assessments so • Defense attorney so they can get the full mental state of the offender  STATISTICS OF MOST SEX OFFENDERS RECIDIVISM RATES BY STATIC-99 : 38% within 5 years, 42% within 10 years, 54% within 15 years. There’s a high risk of sexual re-offense

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